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mala in se

mala in se is the plural of malum in se.

Meaning of malum in se

Noun

malum in se (plural mala in se)

  1. (literally) A wrong in itself; that which is injurious in its consequence.
  2. The Latin phrase used in law to refer to crimes that are illegal from the nature of crime, that is, inherently evil without any fact of being noticed or punished, as opposed to malum prohibitum. Used to develop common law crimes.

Questions about mala in se

What is mala in se the plural of?
Mala in se is the plural of malum in se.

Words near mala in se in the dictionary

  1. mal-parries
  2. mal-parry
  3. Mal.
  4. mala
  5. mala fide
  6. mala in se
  7. mala prohibita
  8. Mala Subotica
  9. Mala Vyska
  10. malaanonang
  11. Malabago

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